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two routers (linksys), two hubs, cable modem - networking?
I've been struggling with two routers I have with two hubs in between. I've
got it so the two computers on one hub/router and the 3 computers on another hub/router can get to the internet using the one cable modem. By using the series of uplink ports between all the routers and hubs. Problem is, I can't see the two groups of computers in the network neighborhood. I feel like I'm real close since all machines can get on the internet and DHCP is even working as well as wireless with the wireless router. I don't have the luxury of connecting the two routers directly too each other in this case, so I have the hubs uplinked to each other which both then go to the routers and then the one router goes to the cable modem. Is there a quick fix to allow the two groups/routers to see each other in the windows network neighborhood? Or am I going to have to get into some static or dynamic routing? I played with that a bit but would lose one router's connection completely or had other problems. So right now I have: cable modem -- router A -- hub -- hub -- router B router A is the gateway and router B is simply configured to have a static IP and uses the IP of router A as the gateway. router A: 192.168.1.1 router B: 192.168.1.2 both use subnet: 255.255.255.0 Anything I'm missing or something else I can apply to allow the two to allow windows networking? Thanks in advance! |
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"news.kc.rr.com" wrote: I've been struggling with two routers I have with two hubs in between. I've got it so the two computers on one hub/router and the 3 computers on another hub/router can get to the internet using the one cable modem. By using the series of uplink ports between all the routers and hubs. Problem is, I can't see the two groups of computers in the network neighborhood. I feel like I'm real close since all machines can get on the internet and DHCP is even working as well as wireless with the wireless router. I don't have the luxury of connecting the two routers directly too each other in this case, so I have the hubs uplinked to each other which both then go to the routers and then the one router goes to the cable modem. Is there a quick fix to allow the two groups/routers to see each other in the windows network neighborhood? Or am I going to have to get into some static or dynamic routing? I played with that a bit but would lose one router's connection completely or had other problems. So right now I have: cable modem -- router A -- hub -- hub -- router B router A is the gateway and router B is simply configured to have a static IP and uses the IP of router A as the gateway. router A: 192.168.1.1 router B: 192.168.1.2 both use subnet: 255.255.255.0 Anything I'm missing or something else I can apply to allow the two to allow windows networking? Thanks in advance! Use router B as a network switch only, bypassing its routing capabilities: 1. Use only the LAN ports on router B. Don't connect anything to its WAN (Internet) port. 2. On a computer connected to router B, access the router's built-in web server, which is probably at http://192.168.1.2 3. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server. 4. Assign router B an IP address outside the scope of router A's DHCP server. For example, if router A uses 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.100, assign 192.168.1.101 to router B. 5. Reboot the computers that connect to router B. They'll get their TCP/IP configuration from router A, just like all of the other computers. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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two routers (linksys), two hubs, cable modem - networking?
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"news.kc.rr.com" wrote: I've been struggling with two routers I have with two hubs in between. I've got it so the two computers on one hub/router and the 3 computers on another hub/router can get to the internet using the one cable modem. By using the series of uplink ports between all the routers and hubs. Problem is, I can't see the two groups of computers in the network neighborhood. I feel like I'm real close since all machines can get on the internet and DHCP is even working as well as wireless with the wireless router. I don't have the luxury of connecting the two routers directly too each other in this case, so I have the hubs uplinked to each other which both then go to the routers and then the one router goes to the cable modem. Is there a quick fix to allow the two groups/routers to see each other in the windows network neighborhood? Or am I going to have to get into some static or dynamic routing? I played with that a bit but would lose one router's connection completely or had other problems. So right now I have: cable modem -- router A -- hub -- hub -- router B router A is the gateway and router B is simply configured to have a static IP and uses the IP of router A as the gateway. router A: 192.168.1.1 router B: 192.168.1.2 both use subnet: 255.255.255.0 Anything I'm missing or something else I can apply to allow the two to allow windows networking? Thanks in advance! Use router B as a network switch only, bypassing its routing capabilities: 1. Use only the LAN ports on router B. Don't connect anything to its WAN (Internet) port. 2. On a computer connected to router B, access the router's built-in web server, which is probably at http://192.168.1.2 3. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server. 4. Assign router B an IP address outside the scope of router A's DHCP server. For example, if router A uses 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.100, assign 192.168.1.101 to router B. 5. Reboot the computers that connect to router B. They'll get their TCP/IP configuration from router A, just like all of the other computers. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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"news.kc.rr.com" wrote in message news snip So right now I have: cable modem -- router A -- hub -- hub -- router B Will such a configuration fall foul of any of the rules about maximum/minimum distances, or number of nodes, between computers? Chris |
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two routers (linksys), two hubs, cable modem - networking?
"news.kc.rr.com" wrote in message news snip So right now I have: cable modem -- router A -- hub -- hub -- router B Will such a configuration fall foul of any of the rules about maximum/minimum distances, or number of nodes, between computers? Chris |
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That was one of my worries. With two hubs in between. But they both get
high speed internet access, just no networking between the two groups. "Chris Watts" wrote in message ... "news.kc.rr.com" wrote in message news snip So right now I have: cable modem -- router A -- hub -- hub -- router B Will such a configuration fall foul of any of the rules about maximum/minimum distances, or number of nodes, between computers? Chris |
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two routers (linksys), two hubs, cable modem - networking?
That was one of my worries. With two hubs in between. But they both get
high speed internet access, just no networking between the two groups. "Chris Watts" wrote in message ... "news.kc.rr.com" wrote in message news snip So right now I have: cable modem -- router A -- hub -- hub -- router B Will such a configuration fall foul of any of the rules about maximum/minimum distances, or number of nodes, between computers? Chris |
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That's it! I knew I was close. Thank you sooo much!!
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message ... In article , "news.kc.rr.com" wrote: I've been struggling with two routers I have with two hubs in between. I've got it so the two computers on one hub/router and the 3 computers on another hub/router can get to the internet using the one cable modem. By using the series of uplink ports between all the routers and hubs. Problem is, I can't see the two groups of computers in the network neighborhood. I feel like I'm real close since all machines can get on the internet and DHCP is even working as well as wireless with the wireless router. I don't have the luxury of connecting the two routers directly too each other in this case, so I have the hubs uplinked to each other which both then go to the routers and then the one router goes to the cable modem. Is there a quick fix to allow the two groups/routers to see each other in the windows network neighborhood? Or am I going to have to get into some static or dynamic routing? I played with that a bit but would lose one router's connection completely or had other problems. So right now I have: cable modem -- router A -- hub -- hub -- router B router A is the gateway and router B is simply configured to have a static IP and uses the IP of router A as the gateway. router A: 192.168.1.1 router B: 192.168.1.2 both use subnet: 255.255.255.0 Anything I'm missing or something else I can apply to allow the two to allow windows networking? Thanks in advance! Use router B as a network switch only, bypassing its routing capabilities: 1. Use only the LAN ports on router B. Don't connect anything to its WAN (Internet) port. 2. On a computer connected to router B, access the router's built-in web server, which is probably at http://192.168.1.2 3. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server. 4. Assign router B an IP address outside the scope of router A's DHCP server. For example, if router A uses 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.100, assign 192.168.1.101 to router B. 5. Reboot the computers that connect to router B. They'll get their TCP/IP configuration from router A, just like all of the other computers. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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two routers (linksys), two hubs, cable modem - networking?
That's it! I knew I was close. Thank you sooo much!!
"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote in message ... In article , "news.kc.rr.com" wrote: I've been struggling with two routers I have with two hubs in between. I've got it so the two computers on one hub/router and the 3 computers on another hub/router can get to the internet using the one cable modem. By using the series of uplink ports between all the routers and hubs. Problem is, I can't see the two groups of computers in the network neighborhood. I feel like I'm real close since all machines can get on the internet and DHCP is even working as well as wireless with the wireless router. I don't have the luxury of connecting the two routers directly too each other in this case, so I have the hubs uplinked to each other which both then go to the routers and then the one router goes to the cable modem. Is there a quick fix to allow the two groups/routers to see each other in the windows network neighborhood? Or am I going to have to get into some static or dynamic routing? I played with that a bit but would lose one router's connection completely or had other problems. So right now I have: cable modem -- router A -- hub -- hub -- router B router A is the gateway and router B is simply configured to have a static IP and uses the IP of router A as the gateway. router A: 192.168.1.1 router B: 192.168.1.2 both use subnet: 255.255.255.0 Anything I'm missing or something else I can apply to allow the two to allow windows networking? Thanks in advance! Use router B as a network switch only, bypassing its routing capabilities: 1. Use only the LAN ports on router B. Don't connect anything to its WAN (Internet) port. 2. On a computer connected to router B, access the router's built-in web server, which is probably at http://192.168.1.2 3. Disable the router's built-in DHCP server. 4. Assign router B an IP address outside the scope of router A's DHCP server. For example, if router A uses 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.100, assign 192.168.1.101 to router B. 5. Reboot the computers that connect to router B. They'll get their TCP/IP configuration from router A, just like all of the other computers. -- Best Wishes, Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking) Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups. Microsoft Most Valuable Professional - Windows Networking http://mvp.support.microsoft.com Steve Winograd's Networking FAQ http://www.bcmaven.com/networking/faq.htm |
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